Jaipur: The state energy department has finally issued standard operating procedures (SOPs) for integrating Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) with solar power projects, but developers say projects totalling nearly 500 MW remain stalled because authorities have not yet clarified whether solar plants can be commissioned before batteries are installed within the 15-month grace window allowed…
Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has ordered an immediate halt to all construction across the Jawai landscape in Pali district and issued binding directions to protect leopard habitats, including a ban on fresh tourism licences and a stay on mining.In an order dated April 28, a division bench of Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice…
Bhilwara: A 22-year-old woman was arrested in Bhilwara Wednesday for allegedly recording and circulating an obscene video of herself to frame and blackmail her husband, police said.Bhilwara SP Dharmendra Singh said the case surfaced after a video showing the woman bathing was circulated through a fake social media account in the last week of March….
Bhilwara: Police in Bhilwara arrested a 21-year-old man Tuesday after a case was registered alleging he raped a 17-year-old girl and pressured her to change her religion in the Kotwali police station area.The accused has been identified as Sultan Khan. Bhilwara police said he is being interrogated and that City deputy SP Sajjan Singh is…
Bhilwara: Police in Bhilwara arrested a 21-year-old man Tuesday after a case was registered alleging he raped a 17-year-old girl and pressured her to change her religion in the Kotwali police station area.The accused has been identified as Sultan Khan. Bhilwara police said he is being interrogated and that City deputy SP Sajjan Singh is…
Jaisalmer: A Barmer man has approached the district SP after his motorcycle, seized by police and kept at Sadar police station, went missing from the station premises.In his memorandum submitted Wednesday, Dinesh said he went to Sadar police station to collect his bike after paying a Rs 500 fine in court, but after waiting for…
Jodhpur: The Rajasthan High Court Wednesday extended interim bail granted to Asaram, who is serving a life sentence in a sexual assault case, till May 25 on medical grounds.A division bench of acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Sangeeta Sharma allowed the extension after hearing an application seeking continuation of the relief.During the…
File Photo of Traffic Chalan The Rajasthan government is mulling over providing free ISI marked helmets with each challan of Rs 1,000 for those who are caught driving without helmets.(Photo-Arvind Sharma) Jaipur: Rajasthan has ended cash payments for traffic challans, making online payments compulsory through a gazette notification issued by the transport and road safety…
The scooter that met with an accident in Pugal, Bikaner, on April 22, exposing the international drug racket NJaipur: Bikaner police arrested two men from Jaipur Wednesday in connection with a reported Rs 70-crore international heroin racket that surfaced after a road accident in Bikaner on April 22.Police said accused Rahul Rawat and Prashant Kayal…
Jaipur: The Rajasthan medical college teachers association has opposed the state government’s reported move to raise the retirement age of medical college doctors from 65 to 70, saying the decision would hurt recruitment, delay promotions, and block opportunities for younger faculty.In a letter to the medical education department, RMCTA said there is no major shortage…
